India in Pictures

Republic Day rehearsal in New Delhi, an artist works on a sand sculpture in Bhubaneswar, priests at the Maha Kumbh Mela in Allahabad, and more.

Updated Jan. 18, 2013 12:58 a.m. ET

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Men performed stunts on motorcycles during a rehearsal ahead of the Republic Day parade in New Delhi, Thursday. India will celebrate its 64th Republic Day on Jan. 26.
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An artist worked on a sand sculpture in the eastern Indian city of Bhubaneswar, Orissa, Thursday.
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A pedestrian walked with an umbrella during snowfall in Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, Thursday.
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Sikh men performed stunts during a religious procession in the northern Indian city of Amritsar, Punjab, Thursday.
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Army personnels sat on camels during preparations for the upcoming Beating Retreat ceremony which marks the end of the three-day Republic Day celebrations, New Delhi,Thursday. The Beating Retreat ceremony is held every year on Jan. 29.
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Priests performed evening prayers on the banks of River Ganges during the Maha Kumbh Mela in the northern Indian city of Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, Thursday.
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Devotees walked towards the banks of Sangam, the confluence of rivers Ganga, Yamuna and the mythical river Saraswati, during the Maha Kumbh Mela, Wednesday.
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A woman looked through her veil in the northern Indian city of Allahabad, Wednesday.
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A boy performed a stunt with fire during a religious procession in the northern Indian city of Amritsar, Punjab, Wednesday.
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Indian paramilitary soldiers walked along the fenced border with Pakistan in the northern Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir, Wednesday.
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Pakistani soldiers, in black, and Indian soldiers, in brown, during a daily ceremony at the Wagah Border near the northern Indian city of Amritsar, Punjab, Tuesday.
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Vendors sold flowers at a market in Kolkata, Tuesday.
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A bull-taming competition near the southern Indian city of Chennai, Tamil Nadu, Tuesday.
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An evening prayer ritual during Maha Kumbh Mela in the northern Indian city of Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, Tuesday.
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Boys flew kites in Hyderabad, Monday.
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A Hindu devotee took a dip at 'Sangam,' the confluence of the Ganges, Yamuna and Saraswati rivers, during Kumbh Mela celebrations in the northern Indian city of Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, Monday.
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Members of a band played trumpets at the ongoing Kumbh Mela in Allahabad, Monday.
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A soldier patrolled the India-Pakistan border near the village of Suchetgarh, Jammu, Monday.
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The camel contingent of the Border Security Force during a rehearsal in New Delhi ahead of the Jan. 26 Republic Day Parade.
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An Indian and Pakistani paramilitary soldier took part in the daily beating retreat ceremony at the Wagah Border, located near the norther Indian city of Amritsar, Punjab, Sunday.
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Hindu pilgrims prayed at the confluence of the river Ganges and the Bay of Bengal at Sagar Island, located in the eastern Indian city of Kolkata, West Bengal, Sunday. Sagar Island hosts a one-day festival to celebrate 'Makar Sankranti,' a festival which marks the end of winter and the beginning of the harvest season.
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Children performed yoga exercises during the inauguration of the International Kite Festival in the western Indian city of Ahmedabad, Gujarat, Sunday.
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A member of the Sikh Nihang Army, a traditional Sikh religious warrior, wore a turban over 300 meters long while paying homage at the Golden Temple, Amritsar, Sunday.
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A view of a road leading towards a village in the northern Indian city of Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, Saturday.
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